Abdulaziz Bagwai
Abdulaziz Bagwai is a registered health practitioner and development journalist. He covers and reports on how individuals, communities, and organizations respond to societal challenges locally and innovatively.
Watanda; The Local Club Helping Low-income Earners Celebrate Sallah
KANO, NIGERIA: Every year, during Eid al-Adha, also called big Sallah, Yusuf Abubakar buys a cow or ram in commemoration of the Muslim festive period, but this changed in 2018. His grocery business saw a drastic decline in sales...
This school is empowering Almajiris in Katsina with skills to stop them from begging
KATSINA, NIGERIA: It was a cold, breezy morning in April 2023 when Ma’aru Ishak, 15, embarked on what he called his longest adventure. The journey took about 40 km from his village, Gidan Mashi, in the Mashi Local Government,...
In Kano, a Group of Friends are Responding to Community Needs
Nigeria’s poverty rate is estimated by the World Bank to have reached 38.9 percent in 2023, with an estimated 87 million Nigerians living below the poverty line. Here's how a group of friends are responding to financial difficulties in...
#HungerProtest: Soaring Food Cost Is Restricting Community-Led Meal Clubs In Kano
KANO, Nigeria: On one Wednesday in 2011, Ummai Dahiru, a 43-year-old widow, was struggling to make ends meet in Unguwar Rimi, a community in Bagwai Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano, northwest Nigeria. The five mudus of rice that...
A Community-Driven Organisation Is Helping To Re-Staff A Government Girls’ School In Kano
KANO, Nigeria: For over a decade, Government Girls’ Secondary School (GGSS), Tsakuwa, has struggled with a shortage of teachers and teaching equipment. Despite their pleas to local and state authorities, the school remained in a state of neglect. But...
